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My transformation story is definitely a work in progress. It all started in 2003, when I was in 9th grade. Major turns of events in my life sent me into a complete downward spiral, and I found myself backing away from anything I had ever known, including fitness. I began using Slim in 6 to keep myself on track, but having exercise-ADD and depression at the same time did not help my cause and my usage of SI6 was sporadic. In 2005, I had hit rock bottom with my depression; I put on 40 lbs in less than 6 months, and my weight shot up from 120 to 160. I was not happy with my body or the way I was feeling, and eventually I trid Power 90. Again, lack of an attention span and lack of desire to live kept me from "graduating" from P90, but by March 2006, towards the end of my senior year of high school, I found Turbo Jam. Turbo Jam is my first true Beachbody love; I stayed on track with it six days per week for the first three months I was using it and I lost 20 lbs! It made me feel great, and I even opened up to people my last few months of high school, but then life got in the way and it too became a sporadic part of my life. However, Turbo Jam was what I always went back to after taking some time off from working out because it works to get weight off quickly, without fail!

Fast forward almost three years and I'm now a junior in college and two weeks away from finishing up my first round of ChaLEAN Extreme. In the time that elapsed, I managed to overcome my depression (for the most part), but my weight is still in the 140s. With ChaLEAN Extreme, I hope to see the 130s again, and possibly even the 120s if I keep up with good eating choices. (I've learned that eating properly really is everything in this life--you can't exercise yourself out of a poor diet.)

Beachbody has given me the confidence to find who I am. I managed to step out of my shell and be whoever I want to be. I now have fantastic friends that I never thought I could have, I'm a part of the best sorority ever (holler to all my Tri Deltas out there!), and I love my life in college. Thanks to Beachbody, my life is all up from here =]

6/30/09
So I finished ChaLEAN Extreme and got GREAT results! Lost 10 lbs and 8.5" in 90 days! It could've been better, but my eating wasn't exactly ideal. Just goes to show how important nutrition is, right?! I then moved on to Slim in 6 and lost another 5 lbs in 6 weeks. I've been preparing for INSANITY soon!, and I've been doing quite well! Can't wait to see how that's going to go down!

I've also been a coach for about 3 months now, and I love being a great source of motivation and information for people! It's so much fun watching people transform their lives and their bodies, and just generally grow to love fitness. Fitness is so much more than having a perfect body, it's about living a healthy lifestyle, and I'm so glad that's catching on on such a global scale!